au poteau
\o pɔ.to\
The verdict
“au poteau” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Interjection employée pour condamner quelqu’un ou chercher à le faire condamner.
Corpus desk
Index FR-au-poteau · au poteau · French
au poteau · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | au poteau |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \o pɔ.to\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « au poteau » en français
Rare enough to double-check
au poteau is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \o pɔ.to\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Interjection employée pour condamner quelqu’un ou chercher à le faire condamner.".
Zero misspellings are on record for au poteau in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is au poteau, spelled A-U- -P-O-T-E-A-U.
Definition
- 1Interjection employée pour condamner quelqu’un ou chercher à le faire condamner.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how au poteau appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Au poteau les profs !
Les profiteurs au poteau, les prolos au pouvoir !
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.